Real World Adobe Acrobat 6: Pro and Standard [Paperback]

Christopher Smith (Author), Mohamad Tawil (Author), Anita Dennis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 17, 2004 | Series: Real World

The new print controls controls alone are enough to make you nearly weep with joy--and they're just the tip of the iceberg! Here to help you make sense of all the new features crammed into the latest version of Adobe's workflow enhancement software is Real World Adobe Acrobat Pro 6. This comprehensive volume--thoroughly revised to cover a brand-new version aimed squarely at creative and engineering professionals just like yourself--provides all the background and technical grounding you need to understand when, how, and why to use PDF files in the print production workflow. You'll find a thorough overview of all of Acrobat Pro's new features--including the ability to preflight jobs and soft-proof color, a JavaScript development environment (complete with debugger), and watched folders--as well as loads of time-saving tips and advanced techniques designed especially for working pros like yourself. Along the way you'll learn about Acrobat's role in electronic publishing and prepress environments, the difference between PostScript and PDF files, and more.

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About the Author

Christopher Smith is president of American Graphics Institute. A certified technical trainer and Adobe certified expert for InDesign version 1, 1.5 and 2.0, Smith teaches classes in InDesign and other publishing software at American Graphics Institute's Boston training center. He is co-author of InDesign for QuarkXPress Users. At Consolidated Graphics, Mohamad Tawil manages the production of web-to-print solutions using PDF workflow across 68 commercial printing companies nationwide. He is an Assistant Professor at The University of Maryland and a former QuarkXPress Product Manager.

Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press (February 17, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321194403
• ISBN-13: 978-0321194404
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,476,376 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Christopher is the president of AGI Training. AGI provides training on Adobe, Microsoft, and Apple applications in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Orlando and on-line. Training classes include Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat, Mac OSX, Silverlight, and Expression training. Learn more about their classes at www.agitraining.com and about Digital Classroom Books at www.digitalclassroombooks.com. You can follow Christopher at www.twitter.com/cgsmith.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Reference and Learning Tool, March 22, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Real World Adobe Acrobat 6: Pro and Standard (Paperback)

This is an exceptional reference book, covering many of the topics I needed in-depth. Several great chapters on forms, and good coverage of accessibility - something that we need in our business. I now have a resource for creating PDF files from virtually every possible program, including many we don't use. And while I'm not using JavaScript in my forms yet, it's nice to know I've got a good reference if I need it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful Reference, March 22, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Real World Adobe Acrobat 6: Pro and Standard (Paperback)

I found this book a very helpful reference. The section on forms helped me to better understand my options, and overall, the book was a good read.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Real World Adobe Acrobat Pro 6 a Big Disappointment . . ., March 15, 2004

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Grace B. Rodriguez (Lansing, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Real World Adobe Acrobat 6: Pro and Standard (Paperback)

After waiting several months for this book to be released, I found it to be a much too general and high level overview for my needs. The only thing more disappointing was the $12.67 refund I received when I returned it. I went right to a local bookstore and bought the Adobe Acrobat 6 PDF Bible by Ted Padova.